A new web application recently released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) allows users to access yield forecasts for barley, canola, oats, corn, soybeans, and more. But the app isn't just limited to yield forecasts — the app can generate a large number of stats, based on the most recent data. Catherine Champagne, manager of... Read More
Category: Crop Production
The company that was set to buy Input Capital Corp. has backed out of the deal. The publicly-traded company, based in Saskatchewan, announced an agreement to be bought by Bridgeway National Corp. in August 2020 for approximately $97.5 million. Input Capital offers canola “streaming” financing, where the company provides capital in exchange for a stream... Read More
It's time for our premiere episode of The Agronomists! This hour long, prime-time live show will run every Monday evening and be full of commentary, insight, and likely a few laughs. For this first episode, we kick things off with Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, RealAgriculture agronomist, and Marla Riekman, soil specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and... Read More
Selecting the right hybrids can make or break the profitability of a corn crop. There are a multitude of factors that combine to produce high-yielding, profitable harvests, but if growers make the wrong hybrid choices they'll need some luck and good fortune to produce a successful crop, says University of Guelph associate professor Dr. David... Read More
Before the freeze up, sprayer operators might be doing their routine winter maintenance and getting the unit ready for storage — but the more philosophical side of sprayer maintenance is sometimes forgotten about. Don't worry, we don't get too deep about spraying in this Pulse School episode, but Tom Wolf of Sprayers 101 and AgriMetrix... Read More
Between biotech and technology issues, monitoring regulatory work being done, and managing activist pressure, a lot of things happen in the background of the crop protection industry. CropLife Canada does much of that important work behind the scenes that isn't necessarily thought about every day on the farm. Joining us for today's RealAg LIVE is... Read More
Not only has the weather this spring affected farmers' ability to get crops in the ground, but it has also created situations where ag suppliers have products that did not make it to the field for application. A common question is, how do I manage my storage of polyphosphates? Here are a few things to... Read More
There's a saying about decisions being only as good as the information they're based on. The same could be said for agronomic decisions based on maps; the better the map, the better the decision. When Cory Willness, based at Naicam, Sask., got going in his agronomist role, most field maps (if they existed) were based... Read More
If I want it done right, I'll do it myself. Is that a phrase that you often say or think as a farmer? Delegation is a learned skill and one that doesn't always come easily, especially if you're used to working independently. On a recent Farmer Rapid Fire segment over on RealAg Radio, host Shaun... Read More
There's still room for privately-owned, smaller players in the seed business, according to BrettYoung. In this episode of RealAg LIVE!, BrettYoung's Rene Mabon and Eric Gregory discuss how new ideas move variety offerings forward, how partnering on research and development with global players keeps the company on the leading edge, and what has changed for... Read More